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Ergo Phizmiz: The Faust Cycle

Ergo Phizmiz: The Faust Cycle – Day Eight

By this point, I have lost most narrative elements of this story, only to say that I do know which object is in “The Abduction of the Object”.

Ergo Phizmiz: The Faust Cycle

Ergo Phizmiz: The Faust Cycle – Day Seven

Today we talk about “The Bird Machines” section of this work, observing Marcel Duchamp and a Gramophone teaching a small group of birds.

Ergo Phizmiz: The Faust Cycle

Ergo Phizmiz: The Faust Cycle – Day Five

On day five, I listened to the “Gretchen” and “Chronicles of the Suspicious Gentleman” sections of this massive work, and look at some of their elements.

Ergo Phizmiz: The Faust Cycle

Ergo Phizmiz: The Faust Cycle – Day Four

This section is sub-titled Operatic Laughter.  The opening starts with an opera sample, chopped up and looped juxtaposed with a cheesy latin-style jazz piece. 

Ergo Phizmiz: The Faust Cycle

Ergo Phizmiz: The Faust Cycle – Day Three

This section has been sub-titled Culinary Philosophy: Ergo Phizmiz (as the narrator), finds he has been moved to another room while he slept.

Ergo Phizmiz: The Faust Cycle

Ergo Phizmiz: The Faust Cycle – Day Two

This is day two of listening to this extremely experimental piece.  I have to say, some of the things that I initially suspect are coming true.